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Tuesday, 14 January 2025

Talkie Tuesday: Gladiator II

 

"What is the dream of Rome if her people are not free?"

 
Hello everyone!
 
And yes, once again, welcome back.
 
You didn't think I was actually going to leave you hanging and NOT drop a review of this movie, did you?
 
Considering I pretty much promised to watch and review it last week, it should be obvious by now that I try to keep my promises, as many as I possibly can in any event.
 
However circumstances were just a little bit different than how it was initially planned.
 
See, supposedly, I was supposed to go watch this in the cinema, but alas, that didn't happen, and I got to watch it on my big-ass home screen TV instead.
 
Either way.
 
It's time to head back to Ancient Rome and see what happens when you try to make a sequel to one of the best movies of all time. Back to the Colosseum, baby, in Gladiator II.
 

Tuesday, 7 January 2025

Talkie Tuesday: Gladiator

 

"Are you not entertained?"

 
Hello everyone!
 
 
I hope you said goodbye to the last one in good spirits, and that you're ready to take on all new challenges in this brand sparkly new one.
 
At least, I'm telling myself that. As well as trying to set reachable goals that won't break my spirit if I can't manage to achieve them! I've learned (a little bit the hard way) that I need to set more short-term ones, smaller ones, than try for the big guns all blazing because I'm less likely to be disappointed this way.
 
Or, well, that's my take on it!
 
Anyway, back to the show, which is to say, back to the regular reviews that have nothing to do with the holidays.
 
And I decided to start it off with a right banger.
 
So strap on your armour and hold on to your butts, because we're headed back to Ancient Rome, baby. It's time for Gladiator!
 

Tuesday, 30 June 2020

Talkie Tuesday: Robin Hood 2010


"Rise and rise again, until lambs become lions."


Hello everyone!

I seem to be doing these backwards.

If you recall, some time ago, I made a post concerning the 2018 version of the Robin Hood movie, which could have very easily not been done and if you don't watch it you're not missing out on anything in terms of actual Robin Hood.

Then this weekend, one of our channels decided to do a re-run of the 2010 version, and I said to myself, you know what? For the heck of it, why not.

There's a bunch of other versions out there after all, and I should note that Prince of Thieves pretty much gets re-runs almost as frequently as a sitcom, so mostly once a week, and that movie should be the next in line if I don't find any other in-between the Robin Hoods.

The there's still at the very least the cartoon AND the parody that was made, so, you know, this is the franchise that never dies. I think only Spider-man got more re-makes!

So Robin Hood, circa 2010, here we go!